GRE Word List

JUXTAPOSE

to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)

The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).

Random words

WordMeaning
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
abscissionthe act or process of cutting off : removal
auroraldawn
purveyorone that purveys
labyrintha place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
illusiona misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion